Robin de Jesus

Biography

Robin de Jesús is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent who works in film and theater. Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, he first gained notice with the independent film Camp (2003). He became widely known for playing Sonny in In the Heights, the 2008 Broadway musical, which brought him a Tony nomination in the Best Featured Actor in a Musical category. In 2010 he played Jacob in the Broadway revival of La Cage aux Folles, earning a second Tony nomination in the featured actor category. He also appeared as Boq in Wicked on Broadway. His performance as Emory in The Boys in the Band earned him a third Tony nomination in 2019, and he repeated the role in the 2020 Netflix film adaptation. In 2021 he portrayed Michael in tick, tick... BOOM!, Lin-Manuel Miranda's directorial debut, receiving critical praise and a Satellite Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

42years old

Turns 43 on August 21in 283 days

Born August 21, 1984Norwalk
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 18 years2003 to 2021

Genres

Drama63%, 5 films
Comedy50%, 4 films
Musical25%, 2 films
Biography13%, 1 film
Documentary13%, 1 film

First and latest

Did you know?!

A role that slipped away
De Jesús was replaced by Wilson Jermaine Heredia in the 2010 revival of La Cage aux Folles, leaving the production on February 13, 2011.

Robin de Jesus movies on Netflix

tick, tick...BOOM!2021IMDb rating 7.5as Michael
The Boys in the Band2020IMDb rating 6.8as Emory
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal2020IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
HairBrained2013IMDb rating 5.4as Romeo Torres
Elliot Loves2012IMDb rating 6.0as Hector
Gun Hill Road2011IMDb rating 6.5as Fernando
Fat Girls2006IMDb rating 5.0as Rudy
Camp2003IMDb rating 6.2as Michael Flores

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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tick, tick...BOOM!2021 Biography, Drama, Musicalas Michael
IMDb rating 7.5130K votes
The Boys in the Band2020 Dramaas Emory
IMDb rating 6.820K votes
Camp2003as Michael Flores
IMDb rating 6.26.4K votes
Gun Hill Road2011as Fernando
IMDb rating 6.51.3K votes
Elliot Loves2012as Hector
IMDb rating 6.0687 votes
HairBrained2013as Romeo Torres
IMDb rating 5.42.5K votes
Fat Girls2006as Rudy
IMDb rating 5.0598 votes
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal2020as Himself
IMDb rating 7.2445 votes

Most often with

Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Matt Bomer

Zachary Quinto

Jim Parsons

Andrew Rannells

Charlie Carver

Brian Hutchison

Films together

Matt Bomer2 films together, 2020
Matt Bomer's page
- The Boys in the Band2020IMDb rating 6.8Jesus as EmoryBomer as Donald
- The Boys in the Band: Something Personal2020IMDb rating 7.2Jesus as HimselfBomer as Himself
Zachary Quinto2 films together, 2020
Zachary Quinto's page
- The Boys in the Band2020IMDb rating 6.8Jesus as EmoryQuinto as Harold
- The Boys in the Band: Something Personal2020IMDb rating 7.2Jesus as HimselfQuinto as Himself
Jim Parsons2 films together, 2020
Jim Parsons's page
- The Boys in the Band2020IMDb rating 6.8Jesus as EmoryParsons as Michael
- The Boys in the Band: Something Personal2020IMDb rating 7.2Jesus as HimselfParsons as Himself
Andrew Rannells2 films together, 2020
Andrew Rannells's page
- The Boys in the Band2020IMDb rating 6.8Jesus as EmoryRannells as Larry
- The Boys in the Band: Something Personal2020IMDb rating 7.2Jesus as HimselfRannells as Himself
Charlie Carver2 films together, 2020
Charlie Carver's page
- The Boys in the Band2020IMDb rating 6.8Jesus as EmoryCarver as Cowboy Tex
- The Boys in the Band: Something Personal2020IMDb rating 7.2Jesus as HimselfCarver as Himself
Brian Hutchison2 films together, 2020
Brian Hutchison's page
- The Boys in the Band2020IMDb rating 6.8Jesus as EmoryHutchison as Alan
- The Boys in the Band: Something Personal2020IMDb rating 7.2Jesus as HimselfHutchison as Himself
Also two films together3 more actors
- Tuc WatkinsThe Boys in the Band (2020) and The Boys in the Band: Something Personal (2020)
- Ash ChristianHairBrained (2013) and Fat Girls (2006)
- Michael Benjamin WashingtonThe Boys in the Band (2020) and The Boys in the Band: Something Personal (2020)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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